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U.S. #1730
1977 13¢ Rural Mailbox
Contemporary Christmas
Issue Date: October 21, 1977
City: Omaha, NE
Quantity: 921,530,000
Printed By: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Printing Method: Photogravure
Perforations: 11
Color: Multicolored
In 1977, the Contemporary Christmas stamp pictured a snow-covered rural mailbox brimming with cards and packages. Rural mailboxes came into use in 1896 and represented a new link for isolated farm families with the rest of the world.